Have you ever tried to pray while everything around you was falling apart? David did. But before he asked God for one more thing, he stopped and called two witnesses to the stand. The first testified to what God does. The second testified to who God is. And when those two truths agree, the ground goes solid beneath your feet.
Today’s reflection unpacks how remembering God’s track record and declaring His identity can turn weak prayers into bold ones. Come and read it with us.
When these two truths come together, fear gives way to faith. Instead of being overwhelmed by circumstances or relying on worldly securities, believers are invited to remember God’s past faithfulness, affirm His unchanging nature, and approach Him with bold, confident prayer.
For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Psalms 86: 10
എന്തെന്നാല്, അങ്ങു വലിയവനാണ്. വിസ്മയകരമായ കാര്യങ്ങള് അങ്ങു നിര്വഹിക്കുന്നു; അങ്ങു മാത്രമാണു ദൈവം. സങ്കീര്ത്തനങ്ങള് 86 : 10
THE TWO WITNESSES
In every court that matters, truth is established by witnesses. One voice can be doubted. But when two witnesses agree, the testimony stands. And here, in a single verse pulled from the middle of a desperate prayer, David calls two witnesses to the stand. He is surrounded by trouble. The proud have risen against him. His soul is in need. And yet, before he asks for one more thing, he stops everything to let two witnesses speak about who God is.
Listen to them carefully. They will change how you pray, how you wait, and how you stand.
THE FIRST WITNESS: WHAT GOD DOES
“For you are great and do wondrous things.”
The first witness testifies to God’s actions. Not His theory. Not His reputation. His track record. The Hebrew word behind “wondrous things” is the language Scripture reserves for God’s mightiest saving acts — the sea split open, the bread that fell from heaven, the enemy turned back at the edge of ruin. These are not stories David read. They are deliverances he lived.
And notice when he says it. He does not wait until the rescue arrives to call God great. He declares it while the battle is still raging. This is the boldness faith is made of. The world says, “Show me, and I’ll believe.” Faith says, “I have already seen, and therefore I believe again.”
Beloved, you have a track record too. Look back over your own life. The door that opened when every door was shut. The provision that came from nowhere. The morning you woke up still standing after a night you thought would break you. Those were not coincidences. They were the wondrous things of a great God, and they are evidence — sworn, signed, undeniable. Before you beg for the next miracle, count the ones already done. The first witness has spoken, and the testimony is clear: God acts.
THE SECOND WITNESS: WHO GOD IS
“You alone are God.”
But David does not stop at what God does. He calls a second witness — and this one testifies not to God’s actions, but to God’s identity. Because here is a truth we must never forget: even if God never did one more wondrous thing, He would still be God. His worth is not earned by His works. His works flow out of His worth.
“You alone.” Strip the word down and feel its weight. Not God among many. Not the strongest option on a crowded shelf. Alone. The idols of David’s day could not see, could not speak, could not save. And the idols of our day — wealth, status, control, the approval of others — are no different. They promise the world and deliver nothing. They cannot hold you when life shakes. Only One can.
This second witness sets you free. Because if God alone is God, then every rival fear loses its throne. The opinion that haunts you is not God. The diagnosis is not God. The bank balance is not God. The person you are trying to please is not God. He alone is. And when the second witness finishes speaking, every false security in the room falls silent.
WHEN THE TWO WITNESSES AGREE
Now hear them together — and feel the ground go solid beneath your feet.
The God who acts is the God who is. The One who did wondrous things in your past is the same One seated on the throne in your present. His power and His person are not two separate truths competing for your trust. They are two witnesses agreeing, and where two agree, the testimony stands forever.
This is why David could pray with such confidence in the verses that follow. He had already settled the question of who he was praying to. He was not crying out into an empty sky. He was bringing his need to a God whose actions he had seen and whose identity he had confessed. That is the secret of bold prayer. We pray weakly when we have forgotten who is listening. We pray with fire when both witnesses have spoken.
So today, whatever you are carrying, let these two witnesses take the stand in your heart. Remember what He has done. Declare who He is. And then pray — not as one hoping there might be a god somewhere, but as one who knows, beyond all doubt, that the God who has acted is the only God there is.
He is great. He does wondrous things. He alone is God. Let the testimony stand. And rise.
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The artwork featured throughout this post was custom-created using advanced AI image-generation tools. Each illustration was designed to visually reflect David’s journey in Psalm 86—from the storms and struggles of life, through the practical outworking of bold faith, and ultimately into the radiant joy of wholehearted worship in God’s presence. We hope these visuals serve as a meaningful reminder throughout your week that the God who hears, answers, and acts is the only true God.
Today’s reflection is written by Johnbritto Kurusumuthu, inspired by the verse shared this morning (26 June 2026), by His Excellency, the Rt. Rev. Dr Selvister Ponnumuthan—a cherished practice he has faithfully continued for over three years.
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